The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-07-25

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Aavp't ha.1 ile bI.inc IS houses
Is otwo, is expecting heavy fall trade.
L.ta.s is t@. ulai, ol a new post Office in
Car I'll con u.
Dnrious now piloS boat viii be ready fol-
the TAIL business.
Judge G.. II. STOKES, of Leesburg, netted
Sl50 this season from Strawberries alone.
Tho Darien Volunteer Guards went on al
excursion TO Fernandiua on Wednesday.
-Four colored children died on Sapelo
Island on Sunday Of last week from the
heat.
They have opened the municipal cam
paign already in Brunswick. The election
comes Off i'll December.
The cutting of rice viii be commenced in
less than a month. The rice bird will be
along about the same time.
The planning mill in Boston has changed
hands S. G. Culpepper has sold to s. b.
seigler, z. r. & w. II. Whaley.
Rev. Prince Maxwell, the colored Presby-
serian preacher at Darien, died on Wednes-
day morning after a long illness.
Lightning struck and instantly killed a
fine hog and dog belonging to John Cole
man, at Newman last Tuesday night
One of Alapaha's business men has sew
al 30 bill ctN
d other real estate owners will show SINH
lar liberality.
At Lang, in Carroll county, G.. W. Swat
ford committed suicide few days ago by
climbing a tree and jumping out. No cause
Is assigned.
When the line of Alapaha was ascertained
Monday, it was found that Mayor Kirby
lives 100 feet outside This neceSSitated the
appointment of a new Mayor.
A travelling vendor of patent liniment
cursed a clergyman without cause at Val
1osta, and shower of ancient eggs induced
lin to leave the town.
Arthur F. Murphey, of Marietta, Ca,
Deputy Grand Master of the Ancient Order
of United Workmen, is in Washington for
*he purpose of organizing lodge.
Monday Mr.. Pitts, of Leliaton, in Coffee
ounty, died. 1t is said that he had a very
dad style on his eye, which grew worse, ter
ninating in erysipelas and killing him.
The point has been raised that there is no
equity in the railroads charging more for a
iarload of LeCOnte pears than one of mel
ans. This industry is growing rapidly.
A white woman by the name of Dora
Brown was found dead in house near the
Jail at Darien ON Sunday morning last. A
Coroner's jury rendered verdict of death
nom an overdose of morphine"
f. NJ Wooten, of North Carolina, who
came to Darien last winter and opened a
saloon in the store formerly occupied by
Mr.. Sternshine, died quite suddenly on
Saturday afternoon last of sunstroke
Lightning struck an oak tree in John
Webb's yard at Valdosta few days ago,
and 50 badly shocked Mr.. Webb, one of his
daughters and his daughter-in-law that they
fell TO the ground, but soon recovered and
were not seriously hurt.
3 sensation has been created in the
Morven settlement in Brooks county over a
mad dog. Two negroes and two dogs were
bitten by the mad beast before it was killed,
md there is good deal of uneasineSS felt in
hat community over the matter.
For 1896 Mcintosh county's tax digest
shows; Polls, 905. Aggregate value of all
property, $3.50 1913. For 1857: Polls, $40.
Aggregate value of all property, S7S7 ,555.
Increase of taxable values for 1887 over 1886,
t27, S72
The riot cases from Senoia came up for a
Nearing In the County Court last Monday.
Harry Schley and Sandy Smith pleaded
utility and were each fined SIS and costs.
Fines and costs amounted to $40. The
ases against Lewis Wiley and Daniel Hood
we're continued.
There viii be a grand Masonic celebration
at Oakland, Meriwether county, next
Wednesday. Eleven lodges will be repre-
sented and "a big time is expected. An adj
dress will be delivered by Grand Master
Davidson, and other interesting features
will be introduced.
The town hall at Quitman begins to loom
up as a certainty. Plans submitted by Mr.
Chase, of ThomasYille, have been adopted
and the contract for building it has been
awarded to S. 4. Remington, the price paid
10 be 81 ,073 and the work TO be finished 10y
Ian. l, or sooner if possible.
The citizens in and around Abel, accom-
panied by their little folks, met at Stone
wall Academy on Sunday morning, for the
purpose of organizing a Sabbath school. AT
ter the names were enrolled, which run w
to thiTty-five, with prospect of going K
City, the officers were elected
Rev. T. A. White, assisted by Rev. J. r.
Battle and Rev. w. B. Bennett, has beer
carrying on religious services at Evergreen
Baptist church, near Boston, for severa
weeks Great crowds of people ATTENDED
every service. About seventy-f1ve members
have been added to the church.
A negro man was knocked from the III
passenger train Saturday night near oil
RoA ldale, dislocating his hip and otherwis
njSfing him. The negro says the trreI
was so badly crowded that he could not ge
N the car and had to stand on the steps. IL
passing a wood rack he was knocked off
An interesting protracted meeting closet
1t the Methodist church at Boston last week
An addition of several members was mad
TO the church. Rev. j. S. Jordan was as
sisted by Rev. p. H. Crumpler, of Balm
bridge; Rev. K. H. McGebee of Thomas
vile, and Rev. - Chester, Of Whigham
At Gibson Tuesday night during thun
der storm the roof and chimney of the hous
In which Les, Underwood, colored lives wa
shattered considerably by a stroke of light
ming. Lees family for time were will,
with fear, but managed to spend the nigh
indoors The house belongs to DIR. Kelle,
and can be repaired at a small cost.
John NJ. Hines, of Leesburg, has bee
very successful with the watermelon bus
ness this year. From nine acres he realize
net profit of $2l3. He and his litsle so
did nearly all the work on the crop, payinI
out only $27 for extra labor. Besides thi
he has fifteen acres in corn, eight In cottol
Md two in potatoes. Ono mule did tn
blowing.
ID. c. Vane, OF Pine Bloom, who is book
keeper for Capt. B. b. Gray, met with al